OSI archive

Month: December 2025

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Community funding guaranteed as Online Gambling Bill moves forward

· December 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke van Velden welcomes the Governance and Administration Committee [Committee] report back of the Online Casino Gambling Bill [Bill].  This report marks a crucial step forward in...

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Expanding access to everyday medicines

· December 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Registered nurse prescribers can now prescribe nearly double the number of medicines, significantly expanding access to timely, local care for New Zealanders, Health Minister Simeon Brown...

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Serial tagger caught by Police

· December 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested a North Canterbury resident for over 500 tags in various locations throughout Kaikoura, Canterbury and Dunedin. The 23-year-old man will be appearing in...

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Education Minister welcomes settlement for secondary teachers

· December 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Education Minister Erica Stanford is welcoming the successful conclusion of pay negotiations for secondary teachers following a majority vote from Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) members...

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‘Tis the season to not get scammed

· December 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police As Christmas gift shopping moves increasingly online, scammers are ramping up their activity across the country. Dunedin’s Investigation Support Unit is seeing more and more people...

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Alleged offender couldn’t outrun cameras

· December 4, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police A coordinated Police response meant an offender didn’t get far after she allegedly carried out an aggravated robbery in Newmarket. Around 4pm the alleged offender entered...

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Trial will help hunters protect Pureora Forest

· December 4, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  04 December 2025 New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) members can fly into the Hauhungaroa Range at a heavily discounted rate through a partnership between the...